Jesus in John: The Myth of the Allegorical Jesus
August 21, 2022
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as posted by the channelHere I tackle the claim that Jesus sounds in certain discourses in John so oddly literary, his words uncannily similar (for many verses) to an "I am" way of speaking supposedly characteristic of Lady Wisdom of the Old Testament and extra-canonical Wisdom literature, that it raises the suspicion that these passages are in a different genre and are not intended to be historical. Short version: Nope.
Watch the whole video for a thorough debunking of these claims.
Want more about the robust, literal historicity of John? Get The Eye of the Beholder!
Here again is post with many quotations from Craig Evans in 2012:
Here was my debate on the historicity of John in 2018 with Evans on Unbelievable:
Here is the video of Evans's two debates with Bart Ehrman in 2012 from which the above transcript of quotes was taken:
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